fish in the financial tsunami

Chapter 23 Su Xiaoyu's Suicide (2)
"Okay." Of course Su Xiaoyu took the order. He took out the phone and called it. First he dialed the airline company, and then he called Master Wu. Shocked by her excited tone, she always felt that the matter was of great importance, and she couldn't help but look at Chen Sulei when she was speaking.

He was still sitting in the original position, looking at her silently, but his eyes seemed to fall into the distance through her body, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Ever since Su Xiaoyu knew this man, no matter what kind of situation she encountered, she always felt that as long as she looked at him, the uneasiness in her heart would miraculously disappear, but today, for some reason, the more she watched, the more flustered she became.

After finishing all the phone calls, Su Xiaoyu stood up and softly asked for his opinion, "Su Lei, the nearest flight that can be changed is [-]:[-] p.m. Master Wu said that he is already on his way back to Shanghai, and he can catch up before [-]:[-] p.m. Come here, I want to go home and pack my bags now, is that okay?"

He hadn't spoken all the time, but now he watched her and suddenly said, "Xiaoyu, get me two cups of hot chocolate, I want to drink."

ah?Unexpectedly, he suddenly said such a sentence, Su Xiaoyu was dumbfounded, and stuttered a little when answering, "Oh, but I still have to pack my luggage..."

It's almost two o'clock, her home is near the outer ring, one hundred and eight thousand miles away from the city center, it's a long way to go back and forth, even taking a taxi is very tight, hot chocolate is not as simple as making a cup of instant coffee, so She won't be able to catch the plane.

"There's no need to go back. What do you need? You can buy it."

can buy?Who buys it?She looked confused, and finally struggled, "But the data is all in the computer..."

"Use mine, I have backups here." He replied with a simple sentence, and then reached out and pressed the remote control of the TV. The sound of CNN news broadcast soon sounded in the hall. He glanced at the screen and simply switched the channel.

It's just that I haven't seen my boss for a day, why do I feel that there is suddenly a wayward child on this earth?Already speechless, Su Xiaoyu drooped his shoulders helplessly, and walked resignedly to the familiar kitchen. When he opened the cupboard door to look for ingredients, he heard that the TV in the living room had changed to a Shanghai local station. On the old uncle show, the host who speaks Shanghai dialect enthusiastically narrates the affair that happened in the alley, and the guests next to him are all filled with righteous indignation.

Her parents like this show the most. It doesn't count if they watch it every day, and they always use it to discuss with each other. Naturally, she is familiar with it like thunder, but it suddenly appeared here...

Su Lei, are you okay?
Too many incomprehensible things happened, and at this time Su Xiaoyu finally broke through the limit that Su Xiaoyu could bear. She simply buried her head in the silver-black cabinet, silent.

5
When Master Wu arrived, he saw Chen Sulei and Su Xiaoyu coming out of the gate one after the other. On a rest day, it was rare that Su Xiaoyu didn't wear the usual suit, T-shirt, jeans, and white jacket, which was a little smaller than usual. lock up.

Her hands were empty, and when she opened the door, Master Wu gave her a strange look, and Su Xiaoyu shrugged helplessly.

Master Wu is guaranteed to drive. Although time is tight, there is still more than half an hour before the boarding time when we arrive at the airport.

There are not many people in the VIP lounge, and everyone around them is in suits and leather shoes. Before boarding the plane, they are still holding their laptops and their fingers are flying. Su Xiaoyu also traveled with the project team when he was in BLM before. Seeing this scene feels familiar , and compared with his current messy appearance, I feel very ashamed.

After Chen Sulei sat down, he started to talk with people. The phone call took a long time. He used to listen more and talk less.Su Xiaoyu also wanted to find something to do, but he was really empty-handed, so he had no choice but to pick one from the pile of neatly folded newspapers and magazines beside him and read it.

The best lounge has different services. There are newspapers from various countries. She picked up a copy and it was the latest British Daily Mail. Su Xiaoyu thought it was her English practice, so she opened it and read it.

As usual, I turned to the financial page, and at a glance, it was full of depression. Recently, I have seen too much news of this type, and Britain is the hardest hit area. Su Xiaoyu sighed and skipped it. I came across a piece of news with a picture. There was a blurry photo on it, but it was a Chinese woman.

Seeing a Chinese face in a British newspaper, Su Xiaoyu carefully read the news out of curiosity. She was excited when she first read it, but then she froze, with chills running down her back.

The news is not long. The content is that a British private banker was affected by the financial tsunami and declared bankruptcy. He was overwhelmed by the pressure of debts and committed suicide by jumping off the building. Before he died, he shot his Chinese wife and children in the mansion. Now the British police The family members of his Chinese wife in China have been notified through the Chinese embassy that the family members will go to Britain to deal with the funeral in the near future.

There have been a lot of such news recently, and there are also domestic ones. Su Xiaoyu also heard that some entrepreneurs in the south committed suicide due to debt pressure. The more bloody ones, the debtors who couldn't pay were wiped out by debt collectors. Manmen, in fact, looking back, if Chen Sulei hadn't extended a helping hand in time, even her whole family would have almost fallen into a miserable situation because of this financial turmoil.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but turned her head and glanced at Chen Sulei. He was still on the phone, still in the same posture, leaning on the sofa, propping his head with one hand, all she could see was his side face, and his hanging down. Eyes, heavy eyes can not see clearly.

Well, don’t say thank you for your kindness, she just put it in her heart, Su Xiaoyu’s gaze fell back to the newspaper in her hand, the woman in the photo has a beautiful face, and the background is the luxurious mansion mentioned in the news, laughing Be full of happiness.

The banker's wife... She should be proud of herself when she married this man, right?At that time, did she think of this result?
Giving herself to a man, sailing across the ocean, and starting a new life in a strange world, with luxury houses and cars, and a luxurious life, did she ever think of this result at that time?
The same question couldn't help circling in her mind, looking down at the pair of smiling eyes in the photo, Su Xiaoyu was in a daze for a long time, only woke up when the lady came over to remind her of the boarding time.

Chen Sulei, who was beside her, had just finished the call. When she stood up, she glanced at the newspaper in her hand, and suddenly spoke in a very cold voice.

"What's so good about it? Let it go, let's go."

After becoming her boss, his tone of speech to her was naturally slightly different from the past, but no matter what, it always sounded gentle and patient to her, and she had never heard such a cold tone from him, Su Xiaoyu was stunned on the spot up.

Even Master Wu noticed something was wrong. When he walked over with the luggage, he took a careful look at the newspaper in Su Xiaoyu's hand, then his expression changed, and then he took the newspaper from her hand, folded it and put it on the table, "Little fish, it's time, let's go."

"Oh, I'm here." Su Xiaoyu regained his senses and looked up, and when he looked again, Chen Sulei had already left alone, leaving only the back of them.

Being so inexplicably frightened, Su Xiaoyu felt a little resentful when she was on the plane.She was resting today, and thought it would be a rare opportunity to have a meal and chat with her friends, but she didn't expect Sun Dawen's sudden phone call to disrupt everything. She was already frightened by Su Lei's abnormal behavior before, and now she boarded the plane empty-handed. Forget it, she was reprimanded without thinking in the last few minutes, and she choked in the middle of the breath, her lips were so numb.

Fortunately, it was Master Wu who was sitting next to her. Seeing her expression, he kindly comforted her, "Xiaoyu, is it okay?"

"It's all right." Su Xiaoyu had a good friendship with Master Wu, waved his hand, and secretly glanced at Chen Sulei who was sitting in the front row, and spoke with his eyes.

Forget it, wage earners don't have the same knowledge as the boss.

The stewardess brought drinks, and it took a while for Master Wu to ask her again, "Xiaoyu, what did you say in that foreign newspaper just now? I think you read it for a long time."

Thinking of the news, Su Xiaoyu still felt uncomfortable, held the cup and sighed, and then briefly repeated a few words to Old Wu.

Old Wu listened attentively at first, but then suddenly his expression changed drastically, and his voice changed a little, "Xiaoyu, tell me, what do you think is wrong with Ms. Yang?"

He was so excited and kept his voice down to the bottom. Su Xiaoyu didn't know why, but he was also infected unconsciously, his eyes widened and he became nervous, "Master Wu, do you know that lady? Who is she?"

"Miss Yang is..." Old Wu blurted out, then stopped talking suddenly, bowed his head and gulped water.

Su Xiaoyu was wondering, raised her head and suddenly saw Chen Sulei's gaze, and looked in their direction from afar, and only spoke when she saw her raised her head, her voice was also very low, she had to guess by the shape of her mouth.

He was talking, saying, "Little fish, come here."

6
Curiosity was not satisfied, the inexplicable resentment was still there just now, Su Xiaoyu was a little reluctant when she acted, but the boss ordered her, and she, an employee who owed a large debt, did not have the guts to refuse, so she finally stood up and went to There went over.

The first class seemed to be a place that would never be full. The seat next to Chen Sulei was vacant, but he was very busy. The notebook was open, and after she sat down, he turned the screen to her.

"I read the emergency plan passed by Sun Dawen, and you should also take a look. The conditions negotiated before have changed, and our database has to be changed."

It turned out to be work, Su Xiaoyu immediately entered the state, took over the computer to arrange the formulas, and immersed himself in the battle with those numbers.

The flight time was not long, thinking of Sun Dawen's anxious voice, fearing that he would never have time to modify these things after getting off the plane, Su Xiaoyu did it with great care, and didn't even care about the food and beverages brought by the stewardess.

The man beside him has been silent all the time, Chen Sulei was silent too much today, she gradually got used to it, kept her head down and competed with the computer, trying not to be influenced by him.

But when it came to the critical part, he still had to ask for his opinion. Su Xiaoyu sighed and stopped her fingers, turned her head to meet his eyes, and looked at her silently.

After so long, she was still at a loss in front of those swirling eyes, and the mouth that was already opened suddenly lost her voice. He might have misunderstood it, her eyes suddenly softened, and she moved her fingers, but she didn't make any movements, just Said something lightly.

"Don't be afraid, I'm sorry."

She is not afraid, even a fish has an animal instinct to tell whether it will be hurt, he has always been good to her, but she is useless.

It's just that she suddenly felt sad, she didn't know why, and she didn't want him to see such a contradictory self, so Su Xiaoyu quickly lowered her head.

The plane landed smoothly at Bao'an Airport in S City. The flight departed from Shanghai at [-]:[-] and arrived very late. Sun Dawen waited anxiously at the exit and saw them excited.

The one who came to pick them up was a van with the name of the factory printed on it, and the driver was waiting in the car. After everyone got in the van, they accelerated and drove on the highway to City D.

This is not the first time for Su Xiaoyu to come to City S. When he was driving on the highway, he didn't feel any difference in the scenery outside the window. The same high-rise buildings lined up everywhere, and there were many shadows in the night. After getting on the bus, Sun Dawen began to tell about the emergency situation in the factory. , and finally said with embarrassment, "Mr. Chen, during the day, the factory entrance was blocked by several suppliers, and the factory manager and the others couldn't go out. I'm afraid it will be worse tomorrow. Can we go to the factory tonight?" A trip..."

Chen Sulei pondered, then looked up at Su Xiaoyu.

Su Xiaoyu's eyes widened before he could speak, "I have to go, if I don't go, who will check the accounts?"

Master Wu hesitated to speak, Chen Sulei's eyes stayed on Su Xiaoyu's face for a while, and then turned to continue the previous topic with Sun Dawen, without persisting.

In the end, they all went. The factory is on the outskirts of City D. The driver drove very slowly, but it still took more than an hour. After turning into the avenue leading to the factory area, a crowd gradually appeared, most of them were still wearing overalls. Standing by the side of the road or standing or squatting, numbly clustered together.

It was almost ten o'clock, and all the shops on the roadside were closed. Usually, there were huge trucks passing by on this avenue, and the street lights were sparsely spaced. The faces of those people were always bright in the shadows and the occasional shimmering cigarette butts. Annihilation, a feeling of turmoil.

Seeing such a scene for the first time, Su Xiaoyu gradually became a little nervous, and unconsciously flinched.

Sun Dawen also had an ugly expression, and it was a little difficult to explain.

"These are employees from several nearby factories. They haven't been paid for several months. Some bosses from Hong Kong and Taiwan ran away overnight. They couldn't find anyone to ask for money. Some workers didn't even have travel expenses to go home. , so..."

Just listening to this made her startled, Su Xiaoyu froze.

Chen Sulei frowned, "Mr. Sun, how long is it until Zhonghe?"

"It's right in front, our factory should be okay..." Sun Dawen was talking in the passenger seat, looking ahead, his voice full of uncertainty.

"Xiaoyu, come here." In the compartment, the lights were not turned on, and it was very dark. Su Xiaoyu suddenly heard the voice of the boss, and then a hand stretched out in the darkness.

(End of this chapter)